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2011 Melbourne Cup

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2011 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Melbourne, Australia
Date1 November 2011
Winning horseDunaden
JockeyChristophe Lemaire
TrainerMikel Delzangles
SurfaceGrass
Attendance105,979[1]
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With 300 meters to go now, Precedence hit the lead but Manighar challenges strongly, Lucas Cranach and getting up on the inside Lost in the Moment with a challenge, Here's Red Caudeaux starting to flash home on the outside now. Lucas Cranach hit the lead, Red Caudeaux coming down the outside, Dunaden is coming through in the middle. Dunaden, Red Caudeaux and Lucas Cranach. Dunaden is coming hard, Dunaden, Red Caudeaux. Dunaden and Red Caudeaux they hit the line a photo finish, between Dunaden and Red Caudeaux nothing in it!

Commentator Greg Miles describes the climax of the race

The 2011 Emirates Melbourne Cup, the 151st running of Australia's most prestigious Thoroughbred horse race, was held on Tuesday, 1 November 2011 at 3:00 pm (AEDT), at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse. Dunaden won in a photo finish over Red Cadeaux in the closest finish in Melbourne Cup history.[2][3]

The winning jockey, Frenchman Christophe Lemaire, had arrived in Australia less than a day previously as a late replacement for Craig Williams.[citation needed]

Six out of the first seven finishers were international horses. Third placed Lucas Cranach was the best locally trained finisher and fourth placed was the pre-race favourite, the 2010 winner, Americain.

In related events the federal government's parliamentary question time was brought forward half an hour in order that it would conclude before the race began.[4]

Field

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Horse Trainer Jockey Weight Barrier Placing
1 Americain Alain de Royer-Dupré (France) Gérald Mossé 58.0 kg 15 4th
2 Jukebox Jury Mark Johnston (UK) Neil Callan 57.0 kg 6 20th
3 Dunaden Mikel Delzangles (France) Christophe Lemaire 54.5 kg 13 1st
4 Drunken Sailor Luca Cumani (UK) Dwayne Dunn 54.0 kg 8 12th
5 Glass Harmonium Michael Moroney Lisa Cropp 54.0 kg 23 22nd
6 Manighar Luca Cumani (UK) Damien Oliver 54.0 kg 21 5th
7 Unusual Suspect Michael Kent Brad Rawiller 54.0 kg 7 9th
8 Fox Hunt Mark Johnston (UK) Silvestre de Sousa 53.5 kg 19 7th
9 Lucas Cranach Anthony Freedman Corey Brown 53.5 kg 11 3rd
10 Mourayan Robert Hickmott Hugh Bowman 53.5 kg 14 9999scratched
11 Precedence Bart Cummings Darren Beadman 53.5 kg 2 11th
12 Red Cadeaux Ed Dunlop (UK) Michael Rodd 53.5 kg 16 2nd
13 Hawk Island Chris Waller Glyn Schofield 53.0 kg 18 18th
14 Illo Bart Cummings Jim Cassidy 53.0 kg 1 19th
15 Lost in the Moment Saeed Bin Suroor (UAE) William Buick 53.0 kg 3 6th
16 Modun Saeed Bin Suroor (UAE) Kerrin McEvoy 53.0 kg 5 23rd
17 At First Sight Robert Hickmott Steven King 52.5 kg 10 10th
18 Moyenne Corniche Brian Ellison (UK) Brett Prebble 52.0 kg 17 15th
19 Saptapadi Brian Ellison (UK) Chris Symons 52.0 kg 22 16th
20 Shamrocker Danny O'Brien Luke Nolen 52.0 kg 24 21st
21 The Verminator Chris Waller Craig Newitt 52.0 kg 4 13th
22 Tullamore Gai Waterhouse Chris Munce 52.0 kg 12 14th
23 Niwot Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Dean Yendall 51.0 kg 9 8th
24 Older Than Time Gai Waterhouse Tim Clark 51.0 kg 20 17th

References

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  1. ^ "Track records and Attendances". Flemington.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. ^ "French success in Melbourne Cup". RTÉ Sport. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Dunaden edges Red Cadeaux to keep Melbourne Cup in French hands". The Daily Telegraph. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Politicians bicker over Cup day schedule change – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
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